Ben Wick talks with his mother, Padma Wick, about the journey of her family to the US from Austria during World War II.

My mother’s side of the family

Escape from Austria prior to the beginning of the Second World War

Interviewed my gramma about her life and school.

Die berühmte Kasperlgeschichte, die mich und meine Kinder inspiriert und gefesselt hat, soll auch für UR-UR-UR Enkeln lebendig sein:)

Dawns life after WW2

I got to talk about my Opas life and I know there are infinity amount of more stories he has told me that I have filmed but he has given a glimpse of his adventures of his life. It truly...

Gennady Gene Belous (78) talks with his son-in-law Dave Nash (54) about his family's experience in labor camps, how they were granted amnesty to come live in the United States, and why he decided to legally change his middle name...

My grandma Trude was eleven years old when she and her parents escaped from Austria in the early 1940’s, on one of the last boats to the U.S. Her entire extended family perished in the concentration camps except a couple...

I got to share stories that is near and dear to my heart although there are many more, you now have a glimpse into my Omas life. She's a living history book and I'm soo lucky to have her.-"Love you...

My friend Dick Hermann, an attorney, author, and columnist writes often about his passion for education reform. We talked about this.

Phyllis Rosenblum (78) and Phyllis Plotnick (72) reflect on the start of the Friends group in the Gulfport Public Library. They share the pride in the increase in programming, establishing itself as a cultural hub for the area, and involving...

First US Olympic Ice Dance Medalist at 1976 Innsbruck Austria Olympics

We talk about their lives, mi madre, and their cancer experience.

From Poland to Siberia, through Europe and Israel, to the U.S.

Talking with my Aunt about her interests and the people around her who inspired her to do those things.

This interview investigates many historical events from the unique perspective of my mother who grew up in Austria in the late 1900s and moved to the USA in 1996 (a decision she goes into detail on). We discuss the influence...

My father’s mother talks of the history that shapes our family and the values that come with it.

Global studies

The Nazi and Russian invasions in Austria

Lithuania to USA as a displaced person sponsored by a basketball player.

86 year old remembers the trials of escaping Austria during the nazi occupation. A lesson in acceptance and understanding.

I asked him about what is childhood was like and about the army. He also told me about some of him getting hurt when he was a kid and having to work at a butcher shop at the age of...

An interview

A story about my mother's life growing up in communism and its the political/social effects, her work and educational background, and dabbles of small stories from her childhood, teenage years, and college life.